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Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association 44:205-209 (2008)
© 2008 American Animal Hospital Association

Case Report

A Case of Canine Streptococcal Meningoencephalitis Diagnosed Using Universal Bacterial Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay

Jeannette S. Messer, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVIM, Susan O. Wagner, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM (Neurology), Ryan D. Baumwart, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVIM (Cardiology) and Carmen M. Colitz, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVO

From the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, 601 Vernon L. Tharp Street, Columbus, Ohio 43210.

A 3-year-old, spayed female, mixed-breed dog was evaluated for acute, progressive neurological disease. Analysis of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) showed neutrophilic pleocytosis. The dog later developed liver disease, thrombocytopenia, and anemia that were presumably secondary to ceftriaxone administration. Bacterial cultures of blood, urine, and CSF were negative. However, a universal bacterial polymerase chain reaction assay of CSF identified deoxyribonucleic acid from Streptococcus spp. The dog recovered with therapy for streptococcal encephalitis.






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